Page 23 of Fury (The Dark Angel’s MC #3)

“Did she know she was pregnant when you ended things?” Dad asks while Mama observes me, and I shrug and admit, “I don’t know, I didn’t ask. I told her I needed a breather, and I just, I had to leave before my guilt ate me alive. Fuck, I killed our baby, it’s why she couldn’t speak to me…”

“You didn’t kill your baby, son,” my dad tries, and I shake my head before dropping my chin to my chest.

“Did she have anyone with her? Maybe you could speak to them instead of making her bring it all back up again and pushing you away,” Mama says, and I look at her with wide eyes and reply, “Yeah, her mama,” before I grab my phone.

Mama and Dad wince, but I ignore their reactions and bring up Anna’s number, silently happy Brick’s on a club run tonight.

It rings several times before she croaks, “Fury, someone better be dying!”

I clear my throat and ask, “Did she know?”

“Did who know what?!” she snaps back, clearly agitated that I woke her up, and I flinch and explain, “Did Skylar know she was pregnant when I ended things?”

“Shit, she told you? Where is she?” Anna demands as rustling can be heard, and again, my respect for this woman climbs higher.

I answer, “She’s at her apartment, I just needed a breather before the guilt ate me alive, but I will be returning to her. Please, Mama Lopez, did she know?”

Mama gasps while Dad’s mouth hangs open in shock, and Anna sighs, “No, sweetheart, she didn’t know. I walked into the apartment to hear her screaming and crying before a painful cry echoed. Her shorts were covered in blood,” she clears her throat, “She was eight weeks…”

“The first time we slept together,” I choke as I shake my head, my stomach tightening with guilt and pain.

“You didn’t know, Nyx, it isn’t your fault. You thought you were doing the right thing at the time,” Anna tries, and I scoff, “It doesn’t matter though, Anna, she still lost that baby, our fucking baby who should be four because of me!”

“No!” she snaps back, and my Mama nods, clearly hearing her.

Anna growls, “Don’t you dare blame yourself.

Yes, I’ll admit, Sky blamed you for a while, and a little part of her still does, but that is only because it was what she needed to do in order not to run back into your life while you were trying to figure out fatherhood.

She was stressed with school as well as Melissa demanding money and threatening Brick, along with the brothers trying to get her into their life, something she didn’t want, so don’t you dare blame yourself, this isn’t your fault. ”

“She’s right, son,” Dad says, but I shake my head, not believing it.

“Nyx,” Anna says softly, “she told you.”

“Yeah, and I’m dying on the inside and–” I scoff, but she cuts me off and states more clearly, “She told you!”

Fuck.

The insinuation is clear as day, and fuck me…

“She’s trusting me again,” I choke with realization, and Mama lets out a sob while my dad grips my shoulder.

“Go back to our girl, Nyx, and finally claim her,” Anna says, and I whisper, “Thank you for being the mother she needed,” before I hang up and look at my parents.

“Anna’s been bringing Skylar up?” Mama confirms, and I nod and say, “You can’t tell anyone, she’s not ready.”

Mama nods, and she rasps, “I told you all Anna was amazing,” and I chuckle a little, running my hand through my hair.

“Go to your woman, son,” Dad commands, and I swallow hard but nod, then look at Mama and say, “Can you drop Tate off at preschool?”

She nods as she walks over to me and kisses my cheek, mumbling, “Of course, I need all the time I can get before Skylar has her full time,” and I chuckle a little before turning and walking out.

I’m one lucky fucker to have them as parents.

I climb on my bike with my phone in hand before I bring up Blade's number.

He answers within five rings and snaps, “Brother, I have fucking twins on the way. I need all the sleep I can get, so this better be important!”

I snort, “How about Melissa borrowing money from the Hyenas and can’t afford to pay it back, meaning they’ll go after Sky?”

“Fuck!” he curses, then snaps, “Leave it to me. I’ll make it so they believe Melissa has no family, and that bitch will have no contact with her daughter. I know that may hurt Sky, but the woman is keeping her back from me.”

Blade hangs up before I can say anything else, and I shake my head, not bothering to call back and deny his words.

That fucker will soon have a shock when he finds out the truth.

Huffing, I put my phone in my pocket before starting my bike, then gently ride off, not wanting to wake my daughter.

Twenty minutes later, I gently unlock the door and open it slowly before shutting it behind me and locking it up.

I place the keys in the bowl, then turn to where I left Skylar. I smile softly at seeing her cuddled up to the pillow my head was on.

Shaking my head, I quickly remove my cut, placing it on the kitchen counter, then remove my jeans and boots before walking over to my girl butt naked, my eyes taking her in, her hair half covering her face.

Fuck me, she’s beautiful.

I gently move some of her hair out of her face, and I whisper, “I’m so sorry, baby,” seeing the tears staining her cheeks and guilt fills me once again.

Sighing softly, I gently lift Sky into my arms, her head instantly going to the crook of my neck, her warm breath soothing me, and I walk towards her bedroom down the hall, or at least I think it’s her room.

I slowly push the door with my back, then softly, after noticing it is her room, I gingerly move the sheets back on her dark brown bed and then cover her up. Just then, my eyes go to her nightstand, and I grin wide.

A picture of me astride my bike, grinning at her, sits in a gold frame, and one of Tate and Mama Lopez.

Fuck, this girl never did stop loving me, huh?

Shaking my head, I climb in behind my girl and gently push my arm underneath her head, placing my hand on her breast. I cup it while wrapping my other around her waist, my face going into the back of her neck, and I melt in contentment falling asleep with ease for the first time in years all while trying to push away my guilt.